A jar of sun-dried tomatoes does double duty for this healthy dinner idea.

Be sure to dry the chickpeas well or they wont crisp up in the oven.

Wet chickpeas will also create steam that may prevent the cauliflower from getting nicely browned.

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Bibb lettuce works well with these pitas, but a handful of arugula leaves would be just as nice.

Meanwhile, the residual heat of the pasta wilts the spinach in record time for a fast weeknight dinner.

To riff on this recipe, you could swap the chickpeas for white beans, like cannellini or navy.

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Toasting the orzo before adding the broth adds another layer of flavor.

This easy pasta bake is perfect for feeding a crowd.

To take things up a notch, I drizzle everything with a fresh cucumber yogurt sauce.

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These spiced stuffed peppers are flavorful, filling little packages that will make any plant or meat eater happy.

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This dish, which Ive adapted from the traditional spaghetti alla Nerano, is a perfect case in point!

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Sun-dried tomatoes in oil have a soft texture perfect for sandwiches.

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Feel free to replace the sun-dried tomato pesto with basil pesto, offering a fresh twist on the dish.

We use oil from the sun-dried tomatoes to keep prep simple and enhance the flavor of this quick soup.

After baking, stash these flavorful bites in your fridge or freezer for future meals.

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This easy dinner recipe is sure to become a new weeknight favorite.

Served with perfectly cooked salmon, you really can’t go wrong with this easy 20-minute weeknight meal.

This recipe is a variation on our insanely popularChicken Cutlets with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Saucerecipe by Carolyn Malcoun.

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You’ll inevitably have large and smaller “steaks” cut from the head.

The edges of the baking sheet are the hottest, so larger steaks will benefit from the extra heat.

Roast any extra cabbage separately or store and save for another use.

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This recipe is a variation on our popularChicken Cutlets with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Saucerecipe by Carolyn Malcoun.

Crushed red pepper provides a little kick to this creamy main dish.

It’s cooked and served all in the same skillet, cutting down on dishes.

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Serve it with crackers, toasted bread or fresh-cut veggies.

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White Bean & Sun-Dried Tomato Gnocchi in a skillet

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Chicken Cutlets with Creamy Spinach & Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Sun-Dried Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Quiche

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Salmon with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

Jamie Vespa

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Shrimp with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

Jamie Vespa

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Skillet Sun-Dried Tomato Dip

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